COUNTRY INTRODUCTION

Colombia
 Welcom e t o
Colom bia !
a c o u n t r y fu ll
Colombia is s .
d f u n c it ie
of culture an t á .
it y is B o g o
The capital c a k
lo m b ia s p e
People in Co
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Spanish, .
e liv e th e r e
million peopl

Bolivar
Square
 Wh ere is
Colom b ia?

Colombi a is a c olo r ful

Bogota
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Wh o a re 1

Colom b ia 's
neig hb o u rs? 4
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1. Venezuela
2. Brazil
3. Peru
4. Ecuador
5. Panama
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tional Park
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Fam ou s
Landm a rk s
of Colom bia
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na h is t or i c
Cartage a l of The Salt
Sa lt C at h ed r
T he Cathedral
of
Zipaquirá
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on a N a t io n a l Th e L ost C
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Geogr aph y
of Colo m bia
m b ia is a c o u n tr y w it h m a n y
Colo
iffer e n t p la c e s. T h e re a re b ig
d
mountains called the Andes,
thic k ra in fo re s ts , a nd lo n g
beaches. In the mountains,
le c a n w a lk a n d e x p lo r e . I n
peop
, th e A m a z on r a in fo r e st
the south
has many animals and plants.
m b ia a ls o h a s b e a ch e s b y
Colo
, th e C a r ib b ea n S e a a n d
two seas
a c if ic O c e a n , w h e r e p e o p le
the P
can swim and play. Andes mountains
 The Cl im ate
of Co lo mb ia
Colombia has different kinds
of weather.
In the mountains, like in
n ian
Bogotá, the weather is cooler.
On the coast, like in
zo
Ama r ibes
n T
India
Cartagena, it is hot and very
humid.
Because of this, Colombia has
many types of weather.
Colom bian Woman Dancing
Cumbia

Culture
v e ry im p or ta nt in
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Colombia. ty p e s of m usic
r e nt
People enjoy diffe a n d sa ls a. Barranquilla
lle n at o , l
like cumbia, va a ls:
Carniva
as fu n fe st i v
Colombia h
of t h e
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 Colom bian
Cuisine
a s m a n y d iff e re nt Bandeja paisa
Colombian food h
flavors. th e la n d a n d
s e o f
It is special becau
culture. b a n d e ja p a i sa,
o us fo ods : a re p as ,
Fam c h o .
a jia c o , sa n c o
empanadas, e is ve ry
b ia n c o f fe
Drinks: Colom
famous. ic a l fr u i ts like
t t r o p
Fruits: People ea
ng o a nd pa p a ya .
ma
Arepas
Wildlife in
Colom bia
o a s ts m o r e b ir d s p e cies
The country b in c luding
he r in t h e w o r ld ,
than any ot c o lo r f ul
n d o r a n d t h e
the Andean co r e s t in
poison dart
A m a z o n ra in f o frogs
toucan. The e rse
is a h a v e n f o r d iv
Colombia k r iver
h a s ja g u a r s , p in
species suc r o g s . The
p o is o n d a r t f pink river
dolphins, and e r ic a 's o nly dolphins
S ou t h A m
spectacled bear, in the
e cie s, c a n b e fo u n d
bear sp n a t io nal
io n . C o lo m b ia 's
Andean reg r uc ia l role Spectacled Bear
e r v e s p la y a c
parks and res iv e r sity.
g t h is r ic h b io d
in protectin
Spo rts in
Colo m b ia
n n a t io n a l f o o tb a ll
The Colombia o llo w in g and
s io n a t e f
team has a pas n a l s u c c e ss.
r n a tio
has achieved inte y w o r ld -
u c e s m a n
Colombia prod ete in
yc list s w h o c o m p
class c
s.
international race p o p u la r on
a r t ic u la r ly
Baseball is p h il e t e j o ,a
c o a s t, w
the Caribbean g th e
p o r t in v o lv in
traditional s a t a ta r get,
t al d is c s
throwing of me
nativ e t o C o lo m b ia.
is
 COUNTRY INTRODUCTION

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